About Scitech
Scitech is a not-for-profit organisation proudly supported by the Western Australian Government through the Department of Energy and Economic Diversification
Hire now for Term 2, 2026! We’ll deliver to any registered school in Western Australia.
Please note bookings for Term 1, 2026 have now closed. Bookings for Term 2, 2026 will close on Wednesday 25th March, 2026 (Week 8, Term 1). After this date, we can only accept bookings for Term 3, 2026.
DIY Kits: Chemical Sciences
Each kit is packed full of all the equipment and teaching resources needed to run up to 8 weeks’ worth of themed lessons, experiments and investigations, with activities such as:
- Use your senses to explore the physical properties of materials and create different ways of grouping them
- Make different types of bioplastics and explore their material properties
- Investigate the environmental conditions that affect state changes in chocolate
- Explore mixtures and solutions and discover what makes a change reversible or irreversible…
… and more!
Each lesson is designed to enrich teachers’ delivery of the Western Australian Science curriculum (Science Understanding and Science Inquiry). The activities provide opportunities for students to design and plan their own investigations.
You will also be given access to the electronic copies of the teacher resource books, worksheets and investigation planners. They are free for you to keep on your own device even after your kit hire has finished.
Duration: 8 weeks
Age Group: Pre-primary – Year 6
DIY Science Kits are available for hire by registered Western Australian schools for use solely within and by the staff at the hiring school.
